CMOSAIC (European Project) could boost the computing performance of central processors by a factor 10 while consuming less energy. 3D microprocessors cooled from the inside through channels as thin as a human hair filled with a liquid coolant. Such is the solution currently being developed by researchers from the EPFL (Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, …
An atomic-scale map of the interface between an atomic dot and its substrate. Each peak represents a single atom. The map, made with high-intensity X-rays, is a slice through a vertical cross-section of the dot. University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of …
Here is the Richard Walker interview. Richard Walker is the technical director of Shadow Robotics, which is a British robotics company. Shadow Robotics has developed a dexterous human hand which has capabilities and a range of motion similar to a human hand. The company is also developing other robotic limbs such as arms and legs. …
Chemistry World is reporting that Danish researchers have made a nano-sized box out of DNA that can be locked or opened in response to ‘keys’ made from short strands of DNA. By changing the nature or number of these keys, it should be possible to use the boxes as sensors, drug delivery systems or even …